Volume 102, Issue 159
Oregon Daily Emerald
May 30. 2001
Track and Field Championships
Wednesday, May 30, 2001 through Saturday, June 2, 2001 Hayward Field University of Oregon
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IThe battle for the NCAA men’s title will most likely
be decided in the sprints, with the early favorite
Texas Ch ristia n expected to captu re the crown
By Robbie McCallum
Oregon Daily Emerald
V A "T" ith eight of the 21 track and field events closely
|f» /■ / related to sprinting, the teams that are quickest
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Texas Christian hopes that this holds true at the 2001
1AA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field
lis week. The Flyin’ Frogs have legitimate title contenders
eight events and are the favorites heading into today’s
competition.
‘Because we don’t have people in a lot of events, we have
max out our points,” Frogs head coach Monte Stratton
ud. “Everyone has their own niche. We have to do what we
Ixpect of ourselves to do well.”
Kim Collins, Lindel Frater, Darvis Patton and Jason
toward comprise Texas Christian’s sprinting corps, easily
le best in the nation. Collins, an Olympic finalist in the 100
iBters for the nation of St. Kitts, owns the 2001 world best
mark of 9.99 seconds and is a favorite in the 100 and 200
meters. He also anchors the Frogs’ top-ranked 4x100 relay
i team.
Turn to Men's field, page 6B
■The women s side of the NCAA Championships
should be an exciting heavyweight bout between
Southern Cal and UCLA, their third meet this year
By Peter Hockaday
Oregon Daily Emerald
Some might call it the Thrilla in Eugene. The Rumble
at Hayward.
World War ID.
The two giants of 2001 women’s track and field will
square off for the third time at the NCAA Championships in
Eugene this week. UCLA, meet Mrs. Trojan from Southern
California. Oh wait, you two already know each other.
The two Los Angeles-area schools have met twice already
this season, and UCLA has won both tunes—barely. The first
meeting was a dual meet May 5 at USC’s Loker Stadium. The
Bruins won, 85-78.
Round two was held at the Pacific-10 Conference Champi
onships in Berkeley, Calif., two weeks later. The conference
meet came down to the final relay race, with the Trojans up
149-145. In the third leg of that fateful 4x400 race, the baton
mysteriously flew from the hand of USC’s Kinshasa Davis as
she battled with UCLA’s Adia McKinnon around the final
turn of that leg.
Turn to Women’s field, page 7B
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